Teaching

·    《Introduction to Geophysics》(undergraduate course)

·    《Marine Geophysics》《Seismic Oceanography》(postgraduate course)

·    《Frontiers of Marine Geophysics》(doctoral course)

Students

Current students ⚙️：

·    Master: Zhichao Liang, Peng Zhang

·    Doctor: Yunyan Geng, Shun Yang, Mengli Liu, Long Ma, Bing Yang, Linghan Meng

Former students ：

·  Master: Lin Chen, Jiong Zhang, Changyu Zhao, Minghui Geng, Zhenhua Wang, Xitong Huang, Yewei Chen, Shaoqin Sun, Hao Li, Huanjia Li, Di Wu

·  Doctor: Shuhong Wang, Lin Chen, Chongzhi Dong, Yang Song, Xinghui Huang, Yang Bai, Boran Liu, Jiangxin Chen, Minghui Geng, Kun Zhang, Wenhao Fan, Yi Gong 

Research Interests

·    Reflection seismic study of continental margin system (seismic oceanography, cold seep system and marine gas hydrates, etc.)

·    Dynamic modeling of continental margins and basins

Projects

·    Research on evolution of ocean fine structures by using prestack migration method, 2022-2025, NSF 

·    Studies on internal solitary wave shoaling and its interaction with seafloor in Dongsha area, South China Sea by seismic oceanography methods, 2020-2023, NSF

·    Seismic oceanography researches on seafloor processes, 2016-2019, NSF

·    Seismic oceanography researches on submarine springs, 2012-2015🦹‍♀️，NSF

Publications

Books:

·    Song H B, 2012, Introduction to seismic oceanography (in Chinese), Shanghai: Shanghai Science and Technology Press

·    Song H B et al., 2003, Geophysical researches on gas hydrates(in Chinese and parts in English), Beijing: Ocean Press

·    Song H B, 2002, Inversion research on elastic parameters of stratified media(in Chinese), Beijing: Higher education press

Selected Published Papers:

·    Zhang K, Song H*, Coakley B, Yang S, Fan W, 2022. Investigating eddies from coincident seismic and hydrographic measurements in the Chukchi Borderlands, the western Arctic Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 127, e2022JC018453. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JC018453

·    Yang S, Song H*, Coakley B, Zhang K, Fan W. 2022. A mesoscale eddy with submesoscale spiral bands observed from seismic reflection sections in the Northwind Basin, Arctic Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 127, e2021JC017984. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017984

·    Fan W, Song H *, Gong Y, Yang S, Zhang K. 2022. Regional study of mode-2 internal solitary waves in the Pacific coast of Central America using marine seismic survey data. Nonlin. Processes Geophys., 29, 141–160. https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-29-141-2022

·    Song H, Chen J, Pinheiro L M, Ruddick B, Fan W, Gong Y, Zhang K, 2021. Progress and prospects of seismic oceanography, Deep-Sea Research Part I, 177：103631, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103631.

·    Song H*, Gong Y*, Yang S, Guan Y, 2021. Observations of internal structure changes in shoaling internal solitary waves based on seismic oceanography method. Front. Mar. Sci. 8:733959. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.733959.

·    Gong Y, Song H*, Zhao Z, Guan Y, Zhang K, Kuang Y, Fan W, 2021. Enhanced diapycnal mixing with polarity-reversing internal solitary waves revealed by seismic reflection data, Nonlin. Processes Geophys., 28, 445–465, https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-28-445-2021.

·    Fan W, Song H*, Gong Y, Sun S, Zhang K, Wu D, Kuang Y, Yang S, 2021, The shoaling mode-2 internal solitary waves in the Pacific coast of Central America investigated by marine seismic survey data, Continental Shelf Research, 212，104318, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2020.104318.

·  Zhang K, Song H*, Sun S, Gao J, 2021, Distribution and genesis of submarine landslides in the northeastern South China Sea. Geological Journal, 56(3), 1187–1201. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.3996

·    Gong Y, Song H *, Zhao Z, Guan Y, Kuang Y, 2021, On the vertical structure of internal solitary waves in the northeastern South China Sea, Deep-Sea Research Part I, 173, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103550.

·    Zhang K, Guan Y, Song H*, Fan W, Li H, Geng M, 2020, A preview study on morphology and genesis of pockmarks near Andu Seamount, Nansha Region, Marine Geophysical Research, 41(2), 1-12🍖，https://doi.org/10.1007/s11001-020-09404-y

·   Chen J*, Tong S, Han T*, Song H, Pinheiro L, Xu H, Azevedo L, Duan M, Liu B, 2020, Modelling and detection of submarine bubble plumes using seismic Oceanography. Journal of Marine Systems 209, 103375, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2020.103375

·   Geng M, Song H, Guan Y, Chen J, Zhang R, Zhang B, Zhang X, 2020, Sill-related seafloor domes in the Zhongjiannan Basin, western South China Sea, Marine Petroleum Geology, 122, 104669, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2020.104669

·   Geng M, Song H*, Guan Y, Bai Y, 2019🚶‍♂️‍➡️，Analyzing amplitudes of internal solitary waves in the northern South China Sea by use of seismic oceanography data, Deep Sea Research  Part I, 146,1-10

·   Chen J, Song H, Guan Y, Pinheiro L M, Geng M, 2018, Geological and oceanographic controls on seabed fluid escape structures in the northern Zhongjiannan Basin, South China Sea, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences,168,38-47

·    Song H, Chen J, Pinheiro L M, Ruddick B, Guan Y, Bai Y, 2018, Seismic Oceanography. In S. Liang (Ed.), Comprehensive Remote Sensing, vol. 8, pp. 197–230. Oxford: Elsevier.

·    Bai Y, Song H B*, Guan Y X, Yang S X, 2017, Estimating depth of polarity conversion of shoaling internal solitary waves in the northeastern South China Sea. Continental Shelf Research, 143, 9–17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ j.csr.2017.05.014.

·    Chen J X, Song H B*, Guan Y X, Yang S X, Bai Y, Geng M H, 2017, A preliminary study of submarine cold seeps by seismic oceanography techniques. Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 60(1),117-129.

·    Chen L, Hu J, Yang D, Song H, Wang Z, 2017, Kinematic models for the opening of the South China Sea: An upwelling divergent flow origin, Journal of Geodynamics, 107(2017), 20-33.

·    Geng M H, Song H B*, Guan Y X, Chen J X, Bai Y, 2017, Characteristics and generation mechanism of gullies and mega-pockmarks in the Zhongjiannan Basin, western South China Sea: Interpretation, 5(3): SM49–SM59, doi: 10.1190/int-2016-0216.1.

·   Chen J X, Bai Y, Guan Y X, Yang S X, Song H B*, Liu B R, 2016, Geophysical analysis of abnormal seismic (oceanography) reflection characteristics of oceanic bottom boundary layer, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 59(5), pp: 573–586 DOI:10.6038/cjg20160620

·    Chen J X, Song H B*, Guan Y X, Yang S X, Bai Y, Liu B R, Geng M H, 2015, Morphologies, classification and genesis of pockmarks, mud volcanoes and associated fluid escape features in the northern Zhongjiannan Basin, South China Sea, Deep-Sea Research Part II, 122（2015）, 106-117.

·    Bai Y, Song H B, Guan Y X, Yang S X, Liu B R, Chen J X, Geng M H, 2015, Nonlinear internal solitary waves in the northeast South China Sea near Dongsha Atoll using seismic oceanography(in Chinese). Chin Sci Bull, 60, 944–951

·   Liu B R, Song H B*, Guan Y X, Bai Y, Chen J X, Geng M H, 2015, Characteristics and formation mechanism of cold seep system in the northeastern continental slope of South China Sea from sub-bottom profiler data. Chinese J. Geophys.(in Chinese), 58(1), 247-256.

·    Chen J X, Guan Y X, Song H B*, Yang S X, Geng M H, Bai Y, Liu B R, 2015, Distribution characteristics and geological implications of pockmarks and mud volcanos in the northern and western continental margins of the South China Sea, Chinese J. Geophys.(in Chinese), 58(3), 919-938.

·    Bai Y, Song H B, Dong C Z, Liu B R, Chen J X, Geng M H, 2015, Ectraction of mixing parameters by seismic oceanography and applications: Case study of the internal waves in South China Sea and Mediterranean eddy. Chinese J. Geophys.(in Chinese), 58(7), 2473-2485.

·    Zhao C Y, Song H B, Yang Z W, Song Y, Tian L H, 2014, Tectonic and thermal evolution modeling for the marginal basins of the southern South China Sea. Chinese J. Geophys.(in Chinese), 57(5), 1543-1553.

·    Yang W C, Song H B, 2014, Ocean-continent transition process revealed by worldwide comparison of crust and upper mantle structures. Geological Review, 60(1), 1-21.

·   Bai Y, Song H B*, Guan Y X, Chen J X, Liu B R, 2014, Structural characteristics and genesis of pockmarks in the northwest of the South China Sea derived from reflective seismic and multibeam data. Chinese J. Geophys.(in Chinese), 57(7), 2208-2222.

·    Chen J X, Zhang B J, Song H B, 2014, Far offset refractive velocity properties of the Cenozoic strata in the northern South China Sea, Chinese J. Geophys.(in Chinese), 57(7), 2223-2234.

·    Chen L, Zhang Z J, Song H B, 2013, Weak depth and along-strike variations in stretching from a multi-episodic finite stretching model: Evidence for uniform pure-shear extension in the opening of the South China Sea. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 78 (2013), 358–370

·    Chen L, Zhang Z J, Song H B, Li F, Franke D, 2013, Numerical modeling of extensional sedimentary basin formation with MATLAB: Application to the northern margin of the South China Sea. Computers & Geosciences 51 (2013), 153–165.

·    Chen J X, Song H B*, Bai Y, Pinheiro L, Huang X H, Liu B R, 2013, The vertical structure and physical properties of the Mediterranean eddy. Chinese J. Geopphys.(in Chinese), 56(3), 943-952.

·    Huang X H, Song H B*, Bai Y, Liu B R, Chen J X. 2013, Estimation of geostrophic velocity from seismic images of mesoscale eddy in the South China Sea. Chinese J. Geopphys.(in Chinese),56(1), 181-187.

·    Song H B, Bai Y*, Pinheiro L, Dong C Z, Huang X H, Liu B R, 2012, Analysis of ocean internal waves imaged by multichannel reflection seismics, using Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition. Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, 9(3), 302–311

·    Song H B, Pinheiro L M, Ruddick B, Huang X H, 2012, Seismic Oceanography: a new geophysical tool to investigate the thermohaline structure of the oceans. In: Marco Marcelli(ed.), Oceanography. InTech press. pp113-128

·    Huang X H, Song H B*, Bai Y, Chen J X, Liu B R, 2012, Estimation of seawater movement based on reflectors from a seismic profile, Acta Oceanol. Sin., 31(5), 1-8

·    Song H B, Pinheiro L M, Ruddick B*, Teixeira F C, 2011, Meddy, spiral arms, and mixing mechanisms viewed by seismic imaging in the Tagus Abyssal Plain (SW Iberia). Journal of Marine Research, 69(4-6), 827-842

·    Huang X H, Song H B*, Pinheiro L, Bai Y, 2011, Ocean temperature and salinity distributions inverted from combined reflection seismic and XBT data, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 54(3), 307-314.

·   Song Y, Zhao C Y, Zhang G C, Song H B*, Shan J N, Chen L, 2011, Tectonic-thermal modeling for Qiongdongnan Basin and Pearl River Mouth Basin in the northern South China Sea, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 54(6), 942-955

·    Song H B, Chen L, Zhang J, Zhao C Y, Dong C Z, 2010, A MATLAB program for 1D strain rate inversion, Computers & Geosciences, 36🗻，16-23.

·    Pinheiro L, Song H B*, Ruddick B, Dubert J, Ambar I, Mustafa K, Bezerra R, 2010, Detailed 2-D imaging of the Mediterranean Outflow and Meddies off W Iberia from Multichannel Seismic Data, Journal of Marine Systems, 79, 80-100

·    Zhao C Y, Song H B, Qian R Y, et al. 2010，Research on tectono-thermal evolution modeling method for superimposed basin with the Jianghan Basin as an example. Chinese J. Geophys., 53（1）🧛🏿‍♂️，92-102

·    Song Y, Song H B*, Chen L, Dong C Z, Huang X H, 2010, Sea water thermohaline structure inversion from seismic data, Chinese Journal Of Geophysics, 53(6), 989-996

·    Ruddick B, Song H B*, Dong C Z, Pinheiro L, 2009, Water column seismic images as smoothed maps of temperature gradient.  Oceanography, 22(1), 192-205.

·    Song H B,  Pinheiro L, Wang D X, Dong C Z, Song Y, Bai Y, 2009, Seismic images of ocean meso-scale eddies and internal waves. Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 52(6), 1251-1257

·  Chen L, Song H B*, 2009, The estimation of instantaneous frequency of seismic signal, Chinese J. Geophys., 52(1), 206-214 (in Chinese with English abstract)

·   Chen L, Song H B*, Dong C Z, Zhang J, Zhao C Y, 2008, 2D strain rate forward modeling, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 51(6), 1194-1202(in English) (51(6), 1819-1825 (in Chinese)

·  Song H B, Dong C Z, Chen L, Song Y, 2008, Reflection seismic methods for studying physical oceanography: Introduction of seismic oceanography, Progress in Geophysics, 23(4), 1156 1164(in Chinese with English abstract)

·    Song H B , Wu S G, Jiang W W, 2007, The characteristics of BSRs and their derived heat flow on the profile 973 in the northeastern South China Sea, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 50(5), 1508-1517(in Chinese with English abstract)

·    Wang S H, Yan W, Song H B, 2006,The thickness of gas hydrate stable zone and resource quantity of South China Sea. Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, 17(4), 815-828.

·    Song H B, Matsubayashi O, Kuramoto S, 2003, Velocity structure of double BSRs in the eastern Nankai Trough accretionary prism: results from full waveform inversion, Butsuri-Tansa, 55(5), 349-356

·  Song Haibin, 2003, Seismic studies of marine gas hydrates, Journal of Chemical Industry and Engineering(China), 54(Suppl.), 47-56

·    Song H B, Matsubayashi O, Kuramoto S, 2003, Full waveform inversion of gas hydrate-related bottom simulating reflectors, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 46(1), 44-52(in English) (46(1), 42-46, in Chinese)

·    Song H B, Matsubayashi O, Yang S X et al., 2002, Physical property models of gas hydrate-bearing sediments and AVA character of bottom simulating reflector, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 45(4), 569-579(in English) (45(4), 545-556, in Chinese)

·    Song H B, Matsubayashi O,Kuramoto S, 2001, Seismic data processing of western Nankai Trough and the character of its BSR, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 44(6),785-790(in English)( 44(6),799-804,in Chinese)

·    Song H B, Geng J H et al., 2001, A preliminary study of gas hydrates in Dongsha region north of South China Sea, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 44(5), 684-691(in English)(44(5),687-695,in Chinese)

·    Song H B, Ma Z T, Zhang G Q, 1997, A preliminary study on an inverse problem for stratified transversely isotropic media, Chinese Journal of Geophysics,40(1),115-126(in English) (40(1),105-119,in Chinese)

·    Song H B, Ma Z T, Zhang G Q, 1996, Simultaneous inversion of layered compressional velocity and shear velocity by using plane wave seismogram, Science in China (Ser. D),39(6),618-628 (in English) (26(3), 282-288,in Chinese)